eelgrass

Pronunciation key ( ēl′gras′ ) ( ēl′gräs )

eel•grass

n.

A marine plant with long narrow leaves which grows under water in shallow ocean inlets especially in the North Atlantic.

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom	Plantae – Vegetal, plants
Subkingdom	Viridaeplantae – green plants
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants
Infradivision	Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones
Order	Alismatales
Family	Zosteraceae – eel grass, eelgrass
Genus	Zostera L. – eelgrass
Direct Children:
Species	Zostera asiatica Miki
Species	Zostera japonica Asch. & Graebn. – dwarf eelgrass
Species	Zostera marina L. – eelgrass, seawrack
Species	Zostera noltii Hornem.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Zostera L., Taxonomic Serial No.: 39073

Eelgrass, (Zostera Marina), Faculty Research: Dr. Charles Epifanio

eelgrass, wa.gov

Monterey Bay Aquarium, Eelgrass ON EXHIBIT

Island Guardian: Study Of Local Eelgrass